What Is Vanessa Kirby's Net Worth?
Vanessa Kirby is an English actress who has a net worth of $4 million. Vanessa Kirby began her career in theater, performing in productions at the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre. Kirby gained international recognition for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix series "The Crown" (2016-2017), earning a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in films such as "About Time" (2013), "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018), and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019). In 2020, Kirby delivered a powerful performance in the film "Pieces of a Woman," portraying a woman coping with the loss of her newborn child. Her role earned her widespread critical praise and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
Early Life
Vanessa Kirby was born on April 18, 1988, in Wimbledon, London. Her mother, Jane Kirby, was a "Country Living" magazine writer, giving her many connections to people in the industry. Vanessa's father, Roger Kirby, was a surgeon and later President of the Royal Society of Medicine. She has two siblings, Joe and Juliet.
For primary school, Vanessa attended Lady Eleanor Holles School. She later applied to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but she was turned down. As a result, Kirby took a gap year to work in an AIDS hospice in South Africa. She went on to study English at the University of Exeter.
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Career
Shortly after graduating from the University of Exeter, Kirby revisited her passion for theater and was signed to a talent agency. Theater director David Thacker immediately gave her three back-to-back starring roles in 2010. Vanessa starred in "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller, "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen, and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. For her role in "All My Sons," Kirby won the BIZA Rising Star Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.
In 2011, Kirby appeared at the National Theatre for the first time, starring in "Women Beware Women" by Thomas Middleton. That same year, she starred in "The Acid Test" by Anya Reiss at the Royal Court Theatre. That was a fruitful year for Vanessa, as she also made her television debut in two BBC series: "The Hour" and "Great Expectations."
In 2013, Kirby landed a supporting role in the romantic comedy film, About Time," starring Rachel McAdams. In the summer of 2014, Vanessa played Stella Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" alongside Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster. With this role, Kirby won Best Supporting Actress at the Whatsonstage Awards.
Despite her back-to-back successes, the biggest year of Vanessa's career was 2015. She rose to international prominence with her performance as Princess Margaret on Netflix's first original British series, "The Crown." This performance led to Kirby being nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 at the BAFTA TV Awards. She also won an award for season two in 2018. This year, she had numerous other roles, such as having supporting roles in "Everest," "Jupiter Ascending," Bone in the Throat," and "The Dresser."
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Kirby's most successful movie performance came in 2020 with Kornél Mundruzcó's "Pieces of a Woman." Vanessa played Martha, a woman grappling with grief in a film centered around the trauma that comes with baby loss. For this performance, Kirby won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. She received various other nominations, such as the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, the BAFTA Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award.
In 2021, with her sister Juliet, Vanessa co-founded a London-based production company named Aluna Entertainment. Later that year, it made a deal with Netflix. Also in 2021, Kirby played the leading role in "Italian Studies," which was produced by her own company and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
After the release of "Italian Studies," Vanessa took a break from film to host the "True Spies" podcast alongside Hayley Atwell, Sophia Di Martino, and Daisy Ridley. The podcast is centered around stories of real spies and their missions.
In February 2024, Kirby joined the notorious Marvel Cinematic University to play Susan Storm / Invisible Woman in the film "The Fantastic Four," with a release date of July 25, 2025. In March 2024, Vanessa was announced to play Lynette, the leading role in the Netflix adaption of "The Night Always Comes," based on the Willy Vlautin novel.
Personal Life
From 2015 to 2019, Kirby was in a relationship with actor Callum Turner. Since 2022, Kirby has been in a relationship with Paul Rabil, an American former professional lacrosse player, co-founder, and President of the Premier Lacrosse League.
